Tour of Long Island by the Historical Committee of the Long Island Chamber of Commerce, Inc., on May 25th and 26th, 1927, Commemorating President George Washington's Tour of Long Island in 1790
Title | Tour of Long Island by the Historical Committee of the Long Island Chamber of Commerce, Inc., on May 25th and 26th, 1927, Commemorating President George Washington's Tour of Long Island in 1790 PDF eBook |
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Pages | 0 |
Release | 1927 |
Genre | Long Island (N.Y.) |
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George Washington's 1790 Grand Tour of Long Island
Title | George Washington's 1790 Grand Tour of Long Island PDF eBook |
Author | Joanne S. Grasso |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 145 |
Release | 2018-07-09 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1439664765 |
The story of the first American president’s journey through Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk, based on his own diary. After being elected president, George Washington set out to tour the new nation, which was desperate for a unifying symbol. He spent five days on Long Island in April 1790, an area recovering from seven years of devastating British occupation. Washington saw it all, from Brooklyn to Patchogue to Setauket and back. He was honored at each stop and wrote extensive diary entries about his impressions of the carriage stops for food and overnight stays at taverns and private homes, as well as his vision for the future of the region. In this book, historian Dr. Joanne S. Grasso traces this momentous journey. Includes maps and illustrations
George Washington's Presidential Tour of Long Island Retraced Over His Route of 1790
Title | George Washington's Presidential Tour of Long Island Retraced Over His Route of 1790 PDF eBook |
Author | Meade C. Dobson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 6 |
Release | 1927 |
Genre | Long Island (N.Y.) |
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George Washington's Long Island
Title | George Washington's Long Island PDF eBook |
Author | Bill Bleyer |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 270 |
Release | 2021-06-14 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1439672520 |
In 1778, two years after the British forced the Continental Army out of New York City, George Washington and his subordinates organized a secret spy network to gather intelligence in Manhattan and Long Island. Known today as the "Culper Spy Ring," Patriots like Abraham Woodhull and Robert Townsend risked their lives to report on British military operations in the region. Vital reports clandestinely traveled from New York City across the East River to Setauket and were rowed on whaleboats across the Long Island Sound to the Connecticut shore. Using ciphers, codes and invisible ink, the spy ring exposed British plans to attack French forces at Newport and a plot to counterfeit American currency. Author Bill Bleyer corrects the record, examines the impact of George Washington's Long Island spy ring and identifies Revolutionary War sites that remain today.
George Washington's Tour of Long Island in 1790
Title | George Washington's Tour of Long Island in 1790 PDF eBook |
Author | Charles A. Hewlett |
Publisher | |
Pages | 76 |
Release | 1949 |
Genre | Long Island (N.Y.) |
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George Washington's Diary Entries Describing His 1790 Tour of Long Island
Title | George Washington's Diary Entries Describing His 1790 Tour of Long Island PDF eBook |
Author | George Washington |
Publisher | |
Pages | 11 |
Release | 1989* |
Genre | Long Island (N.Y.) |
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Memoirs of the Long Island Historical Society
Title | Memoirs of the Long Island Historical Society PDF eBook |
Author | Long Island Historical Society |
Publisher | |
Pages | 466 |
Release | 1889 |
Genre | Local history |
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